Helping the Newbs - How To Craft Bow & Arrows Guide =)

[BlueCollarhero 30]

 

I've looted the whole of the south coast but not a single sign of a gun. So I thought this would be a great opportunity to show you guys that if you get in this predicament too you'l now know how to craft the next best thing - improvised bow and arrows.

 

The 0.50 patch dropped recently and along with it the item persistence testing. So you either find servers are loaded or have nothing - unless you venture into the mainland. Before you travel in land you may choose to get yourself reasonably armed by crafting a bow and arrow! Firstly you want to find yourself an axe, rope and kitchen knife or machete.

 

Once done you'l then be looking out for an Ashwood tree. They are smaller trees with bushy green leaves, and have a pale white or light grey trunk. You can find them on the outskirts of Electro and Cherno or in this case in Electro itself. By chopping them down with an axe, they yield normal sticks and Ashwood Sticks.  Combine the Ashwood stick with the rope and select craft improvised bow. Right so now we have our improvised bow. 

 

Time to make some improvised arrows. Split the tree logs into stick thirds by using the axe. Then we drag the knife or machete over the sticks and select "sharpen stick". The 0.50 patch also made it so you can find chicken feathers simply by searching a chicken coops. Chicken coops are pretty much everywhere. Search them and 7/10 times you'l find a chicken feather. Combine the chicken feather with the sharpen stick and select the craft improvised arrow. Now your ready to rock. 

 

Silent, deadly and if you headshot a zombie you'l take him down in one. Also the good thing about them is that if you miss your shot you can pick the arrow back up! Their range is about 100m or less but that increases if you load composite arrows. They can often be found in houses.

 

Hope that helps you guys!